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Pulse: Project News for the Week of November 6, 2017

November 1, 2017

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Amid 'Fragile' National Economies, Firms Push Robust Strategies

November 1, 2017

Global market experts weigh in on best approaches to boost project leadership and profits, and cut risk and costs

Next Generation for Nuclear is Big Market in Taking Plants Down

November 1, 2017

Owners and contractors eye strategies to decontaminate and decommission closed and closing facilities. But will funds and stakeholders support them?

Risk Management

Witness to the Origins of a Huge Nuclear Construction Flop

An inside account from 2010 of events that led to the Westinghouse bankruptcy

Richard Korman

November 1, 2017

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A former Shaw quality-assurance manager saw trouble in 2010.

Power Plant Construction

Is Georgia's Project the Nuclear Revival's Last Gasp?

Scott Judy

November 1, 2017

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The construction, engineering and fabrication issues raised by Christopher Hartz and detailed here by ENR applied to both the Plant Vogtle and V.C. Summer nuclear expansion projects.

Tax Reform

A Pass-Through Tax Limit Can Help Small Firms

More details are needed about the overall plan

November 1, 2017

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The Republican majority is set to fill in the details of the Trump administration’s tax framework.

Trump Signs $36.5B Disaster-Relief Bill

Tom Ichniowski

November 1, 2017

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Enactment of a second major post-disaster aid measure provides billions of dollars in additional funds to help Puerto Rico and other areas recover from recent natural disasters.